Door lock knackered...?

All I know is that from experience when I tried several times to adjust the positioning of the door glass to cure water leaks, the locks jammed and would not unlock. I must have disturbed a connection to the central locking in the drivers door; as I couldn't get in with the fob. Used the EKA code to unlock the door with the key.
Had a twiddle about inside the doors and managed to get the locks working again; so must have been a loose connection.
Make sure the door glass is aligned in the runners correctly and the glass meets the seals without straining the motor, the door glass can be adjusted in and out, there is a good "how to" on this site, but its very much a trial and error job.

It was four months before I put the door cards back on, I also replaced the plastic film as they were missing; which tells me that someone had been in there before, and just ripped off.

Keymaster wrote: All I know is that from experience when I tried several times to adjust the positioning of the door glass to cure water leaks, the locks jammed and would not unlock. I must have disturbed a connection to the central locking in the drivers door; as I couldn't get in with the fob. Used the EKA code to unlock the door with the key.

Right. Don’t think that can be the same as my problem, as the door button goes up and down OK with the fob?

Keymaster wrote: Make sure the door glass is aligned in the runners correctly and the glass meets the seals without straining the motor, the door glass can be adjusted in and out, there is a good "how to" on this site, but its very much a trial and error job.

Now that’s the bit I’m interested in… don’t really know what I’m looking for, ie how to recognise if the glass is in the runners correctly or not – is it very obvious? Can’t see properly through the holes in the door.

My glass had not come out of the runners, but it is just clamped in place in a channel, but you will know if the glass is in the right position when it seals against the cantrail seals on the hood and the A pillar. The adjustments in the door enable the glass to move to the left and right and in and out. I had to adjust mine as water was leaking in through the door pillar, eventually cured it by buying new cantrail seals both sides, and a new A pillar seal as the originals were too compressed to make an effective seal, and then adjusted the glass to these.
If you haven't got water leaks, and the glass is moving, check how its sitting in the channel.

Taking photos and marking the position of the glass helps as reference points, but in the end I had success by slackening all the adjustments off with the glass in the up position, including the glass height restricting stop, then holding it in place with all three sides pressing against the seals, and with the help of glass lifter suction cups to move the glass,and timber wedges carefully pushed in just enough to hold the glass in place while the adjustments can be tightened up. After three attempts it worked, but you need to check that the glass goes up and down without straining the motor. Silicone grease on every thing that moves makes a big difference as well.

Keymaster wrote: My glass had not come out of the runners, but it is just clamped in place in a channel, but you will know if the glass is in the right position when it seals against the cantrail seals on the hood and the A pillar. The adjustments in the door enable the glass to move to the left and right and in and out. I had to adjust mine as water was leaking in through the door pillar, eventually cured it by buying new cantrail seals both sides, and a new A pillar seal as the originals were too compressed to make an effective seal, and then adjusted the glass to these.

If you haven't got water leaks, and the glass is moving, check how its sitting in the channel.

Thanks – it doesn't leak, and the glass always moved smoothly until this happened. All I know is that it pops out “somewhere” when it’s fully down, and this prevents it from coming back up again. However, I’ve decided to tackle the mammoth task of clearing my garage before I get into this – the weather here is just too unreliable to chance doing anything outside that may involve leaving the car with a window stuck open again!
Once I get that sorted, I’ll try and tackle it…

Keymaster wrote: Taking photos and marking the position of the glass helps as reference points, but in the end I had success by slackening all the adjustments off with the glass in the up position, including the glass height restricting stop, then holding it in place with all three sides pressing against the seals, and with the help of glass lifter suction cups to move the glass,and timber wedges carefully pushed in just enough to hold the glass in place while the adjustments can be tightened up. After three attempts it worked, but you need to check that the glass goes up and down without straining the motor. Silicone grease on every thing that moves makes a big difference as well.

Right. I have one of those suction thingies (useful for taking the screens out of iMacs )
I even have timber wedges

Poxy Rover 75 has developed a problem too now though, so I’m running out of cars :rant:

Don't loose heart Hogweed.
John

sworkscooper wrote: Don't loose heart Hogweed.
John

One of the VERY few advantages of advancing years, John, is that I have finally acquired a modicum of patience

Top man !

And now, of course, having spent a couple of weeks dunging the garage out so that I can get the TF in and look at the door, the door lock is operating flawlessly – I can open and close it as many times as I like, with either handle; and unlock it with the fob.

Trouble with that is, what are the chances of me actually finding anything recognisably wrong inside the door if I DO take it all to bits :rant:

Hi Hogweed.
It is always frustrating when this happens but you can't fix what ain't broke .
Anyway what about the dreaded window? Have you sorted it out yet .
John

sworkscooper wrote: Hi Hogweed.
It is always frustrating when this happens but you can't fix what ain't broke .
Anyway what about the dreaded window? Have you sorted it out yet .
John

Haven't sorted anything out John - decided to dung the garage out, build shelves etc, so that I can work on my cars (TF & tractor) inside, and not quite there yet. Also the TF is perfectly drivable, as long as I haven't got a passenger!

I was going to have a go at the window, but everybody said sort yer door lock out first... but then I think the window may be causing the lock problem... sigh... so I keep putting it off.

PS I think my car deadlocks wih a single press of the fob... it goes through a kind of double clunk-click sequence when I lock it.

Is that an option do you know? I thought it had to be pressed twice...

The double clunk happens on mine when I press once so may be normal .
I have managed to secure a garage for my TF so it's under cover for the foreseeable future.
:woohoo:
Err Tractor ??? What tractor ??????
:nonod: